ShortestWait

Oral surgery waiting times at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

NHS trust South East August 2026 figures

At the end of August 2026, half of the 1,815 patients waiting for oral surgery treatment at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust had waited less than 17.7 weeks, and 92% less than 42.5 weeks. That is 1.3 weeks longer than the England median of 16.4 weeks.

Median wait
17.7 weeks
92% waiting less than
42.5 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
50%
Patients waiting
1,815

69th shortest of 112 providers in England, and 7th of 16 in South East, ranked by median wait. See the full oral surgery ranking.

Shorter waits within 30 miles

Providers with a hospital within 30 miles of Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and a shorter median wait for oral surgery. You can usually ask your GP to refer you to any of them.

Median wait over two years

  • Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
  • England
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait rose from 15.5 weeks to 17.7 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202617.7 wks
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MonthSurrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustEngland
August 202617.716.4
July 202617.115.9
June 202616.316
May 202616.316
April 202616.515.2
March 202617.515.9
February 202616.916.5
January 202617.717
December 202516.617.1
November 202516.817.3
October 202517.617.6
September 202517.617.6
August 20251717.8
July 202516.917.5
June 202516.717.3
May 202515.817.3
April 202516.317.5
March 202515.917.7
February 202516.117.7
January 202516.617.8
December 202415.817.8
November 202414.917.5
October 202414.917.8
September 202415.518.1

How long patients have been waiting

Share of the 1,815 patients waiting at the end of August 2026, by how long they had waited so far. 50% had waited under 18 weeks; 37 had waited over a year.

How long oral surgery patients waiting at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust at the end of August 2026 had waitedUnder 6 weeks19%6 to 12 weeks18%12 to 18 weeks13%18 to 26 weeks16%26 to 39 weeks21%39 to 52 weeks11%52 to 65 weeks2%65 to 78 weeks<1%78 to 104 weeks0%Over 104 weeks0%
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WaitedPatientsShare
Under 6 weeks35119%
6 to 12 weeks32018%
12 to 18 weeks24513%
18 to 26 weeks29516%
26 to 39 weeks37321%
39 to 52 weeks19411%
52 to 65 weeks332%
65 to 78 weeks4<1%
78 to 104 weeks00%
Over 104 weeks00%

Patients treated in August 2026

These completed waits show how long people who were actually treated had waited, which is often a better guide to an operation than the waiting list as a whole.

About these figures

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